Original Print-LAKE VIEW-BOAT-SWITZERLAND-BOATHOUSE-Oskar Paul Matthes-1910

Price: € 87,50

Subject: Untitled print. It shows: view of a lake, with a man pulling a boat into a boathouse, and a mountain village in the background. We appreciate any input.

Condition: Excellent, given age. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Medium: Etching on stiff card.

Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 8 x 12 cm. The image size is ca. 7.5 x 11 cm.

Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 3.1 x 4.7 inch. The image size is ca. 3 x 4.3 inch.

Part Number: 43362

Location: C10-07

Description: Separately published etching, from the Luzern period (1910-1919).

Artists and Engravers: Etched by Oskar Paul Matthes (Kaliningrad 1872 - Bergholz 1956), a German-born autodidact artist. He started his career in Cologne around 1887-1901. He spent numerous years in the Netherlands (Zaandam, Edam and Leiden) before moving to Luzern in 1910. He later repatriated to Potsdam (Germany) and Bergholz-Rehbrucke (where he would die in 1956). He was a painter, draughtsman, etcher and lithographer of mainly city and village views.